Robin Keller
The "Game of School" struck me as very wrong but also very true. I am guilty of playing the game myself and I know of countless others that play it as well. It is known that the game is being played because the lack of actual learning compared to the time spent on learning. Everyone just plays along and does what they have to do as quickly and easily as possible without putting meaning behind it. This in turn, hurts learners in the long run. If everyone just barely scrapes by, time is wasted. Instead of creating a learning environment, the GOS in schools spends valuable time on the wrong things such as attendance, testing, etc. The knowledge of the Game of School should help schools change their methods of teaching in order to not allow players to cheat themselves or others from learning. They should learn which methods are more effective and keep students from entering the GOS.
The "Game of School" struck me as very wrong but also very true. I am guilty of playing the game myself and I know of countless others that play it as well. It is known that the game is being played because the lack of actual learning compared to the time spent on learning. Everyone just plays along and does what they have to do as quickly and easily as possible without putting meaning behind it. This in turn, hurts learners in the long run. If everyone just barely scrapes by, time is wasted. Instead of creating a learning environment, the GOS in schools spends valuable time on the wrong things such as attendance, testing, etc. The knowledge of the Game of School should help schools change their methods of teaching in order to not allow players to cheat themselves or others from learning. They should learn which methods are more effective and keep students from entering the GOS.